Question

17. Which of the following best describes a fulfilling life for Epicurus:

(a) Eat, drink, and be happy for tomorrow we may die.

(b) Pursue what one controls and avoid what one cannot control.

(c) Pursue simple pleasures moderately

(d) Avoid all pleasures

18. Epictetus unlike Epicurus suggests that a meaningful life is found by:

(a) Understand what is and is not within our control, and acting accordingly.

(b) Understanding what is natural and unnatural pleasures, and acting accordingly.

(c) Finding the mean between deficits and excess, and acting accordingly.

(d) Harmonizing our reason, desires, and will.

19. By stating that the only true philosophical problem is suicide, Albert Camus is suggesting:

(a) Suicide is a morally worthy act.

(b) Suicide is a inauthentic act.

(c) Suicide is a morally impermissible act.

(d) Suicide provides meaning to a meaningless life.

20. What does Camus mean by the "absurd"?

Answer 1

17. The correct answer is Option C. Pursue simple pleasures moderately.
18. The correct answer is Option A. Understand what is and is not within our control, and acting accordingly.
19. The correct answer is Option A. Suicide is a morally worthy act.
20. Camus described the human condition as "absurd", in terms of our struggle towards finding meaning and significance in a vast, indifferent universe.